Best Brand Designers for Small Business Owners
Branding Designers I Trust and Recommend
If you found your way here, chances are you reached out to me about branding, and I had to send you away with good news: I know some truly talented designers who can help.
I’m primarily a Squarespace and Showit website designer and SEO specialist, and while I’m not currently taking on logo or full branding clients, I didn’t want to just leave you hanging. Good branding is the foundation everything else is built on, including your website. So I’ve pulled together the designers I actually know and have worked with!
Note: Prices listed are from when I last checked, and design rates tend to go up (as they should). Reach out to each designer directly for current pricing.
Designers I Know Personally and Highly Recommend
These are the people I would send my own clients to without hesitation.
Saela Studio
If you want branding that feels elevated, intentional, and modern, Michelle is your person. Her aesthetic spans bold and clean to light and airy, and she does both beautifully. We’ve actually partnered together on projects before, where she handled the branding and I built the website. That experience told me everything I needed to know about her: detail-oriented, hardworking, and genuinely invested in getting it right.
Her style leans modern with a boho edge, and she’s equally comfortable with dark and moody or soft and feminine palettes.
Packages:
- VIP Day Branding: ~$3,000
- Mini Brand: ~$1,200
Find her at saelastudio.com or on Instagram @saeladesignstudio
Drop Cap Design
The agency team behind Drop Cap Design are amazing (it’s Kadie, head designer Nicole & Agency Director Andara). They have designed over 200+ brands and have a wide variety of clientele they have worked with. They intertwine strategy and custom brand identity so this will be an investment you can keep forever. See the library of brands HERE. They also offer design days at $1200 if you want some collateral created for your business, social media graphics, or slide decks for your online program.
Packages start around: ~$10,000
Find her at dropcapdesign.com or on Instagram @dropcapdesign
Laura Anne Creative
Laura brings color, personality, and pure fun to brand identity design. If your brand is meant to be bold, bright, and full of life, she’s the designer who will actually get it, not tone it down. Her work has a poppy, joyful energy that’s genuinely hard to find.
Packages start around: ~$1,500
Find her at laura-anne-creative.com or on Instagram @laura.anne.creative
Katrina | Brand Color Analysis
Not quite ready for a full rebrand but know your colors just aren’t working anymore? Katrina might be exactly who you need.
I met Katrina virtually over coffee and she is one of the sweetest humans in this space. She specializes in brand color analysis, which means she’s not doing full logo design, but she is doing something that a lot of business owners need way more than they realize: helping you build a color palette that is actually intentional, meaningful, and strategic for your brand.
Her process is refreshingly simple. You hop on a 60-minute call, she does a deep dive into your business and story, and within 2-3 weeks you get an 8-12 page PDF with your new brand color combinations, the meaning behind each choice, and guidance on how to use them moving forward.
Investment: $297
I actually sat down with Katrina for a full interview if you want to get a feel for her and her approach before reaching out. Watch it here.
Find her at lindalestudios.com or on Instagram @lindalestudios
Taylor Anne Creative
Taylor’s can do both the boho, dark vibe, and fun, but high-end vibe so well. If you want a brand that feels luxurious and a very personal, with that effortlessly cool vibe, she’s who I’d send you to.
Base Branding Package: ~$1,500
Find her at taylorannemoser.com or on Instagram @taylorannecreative
Not Ready to Hire a Designer Yet?
Totally understandable. Hiring a brand designer is an investment, and sometimes the timing just isn’t right.
If you’re in a season where you need to get your brand looking cohesive and professional without the full custom price tag, The Brand Edit might be exactly what you need. It’s a course by Kadie Smith of Drop Cap Design that walks you through creating a strategic, elevated brand identity on your own, without the guesswork.
It’s the resource I point people to when they’re not quite ready for a designer but they don’t want their branding to look like it came from a random Canva template either.
Check out The Brand Edit here.
So, What Comes After the Branding?
Once your brand identity is sorted, the next step is making sure your website actually reflects it, and more importantly, that it shows up on Google so people can find you.
That’s where I come in. Whether you’re looking to DIY your site or hand it off, I have options for both.
And if you’re in the research phase looking at other designer types, here are a few more posts that might help:
More blogs and videos about branding!
>> What Brand Elements Does Your Business Need?
>> Transform Your Brand with Color: Interview with Katrina Hadnot
>> How to Choose the Right Color for Your Website
>> How to Design a Moodboard for Your Business With AI
>> Why Branding Photos Are Crucial for Your Website (+ 4 Mistakes You Might Be Making)
Read other blogs about: Branding
Hey, I'm Bekah! Web designer, Squarespace Circle Gold Partner, marathon runner, and mama of two. I built Rebekah Read Creative in 2018 after leaving corporate America, and I've spent the years since helping purpose-driven entrepreneurs stop cringing at their websites and start getting found on Google.
I'm the kind of person who overshares, processes out loud, and goes all in on whatever has my heart, whether that's running a 50k or building someone's website in a single day. Quality coffee and real conversations are basically my love language.
If you're here, you're probably tired of the Instagram hustle and ready for a website that actually works for you. You're in the right place.
